Church of Santa María la Mayor (Talavera de la Reina)
| Church of Santa María la Mayor | |
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Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic–Mudéjar |
| Classification | Bien de Interés Cultural |
| Address | Plaza del Pan |
| Town or city | Talavera de la Reina |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°57′29″N 4°49′56″W / 39.958064°N 4.832109°W |
The Church of Santa María la Mayor (Spanish: iglesia de Santa María la Mayor) is a Roman Catholic church in Talavera de la Reina. It is known as colegiata de Santa María, as it was a collegiate church from 1211 to 1851.
History and description[edit]
The earlier written mention to the church dates back at least to 1194.[1] The site was the place were the old mosque was built.[2] The church was promoted to the status of collegiate church in 1211 by the Archbishop of Toledo Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada.[3]
It displays striking similarities with the Monastery of Guadalupe, both sharing the same Gothic–Mudéjar style.[4]
The attached cloister was built by 1469.[5] A number of chapels, either in gothic or Renaissance style, were built in the 15th and 16th centuries.[6] The works in the façade ended in 1783.[7] It endured a sacking during the French invasion in the context of the Peninsular War.[1]
The temple lost the status of collegiate church in 1851.[8]
Conservation[edit]
It was declared monumento histórico-artístico (precursor to the status of Bien de Interés Cultural) in 1931.[9]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ a b Nicolau Castro 1971, p. 101.
- ^ Ballesteros Gallardo 2003, p. 277.
- ^ Ballesteros Gallardo 2003, p. 278.
- ^ Nicolau Castro 1971, pp. 87–96.
- ^ Nicolau Castro 1971, p. 98.
- ^ Nicolau Castro 1971, pp. 98–100.
- ^ Nicolau Castro 1971, p. 102.
- ^ Capdepón Verdú 2017, pp. 181–182.
- ^ "La 'Guía de la Colegiata' muestra las obras de arte que atesora Santa María la Mayor de Talavera". La Voz del Tajo. 21 February 2019.
- Bibliography
- Ballesteros Gallardo, Ángel (2003). "La colegiata de Talavera: análisis histórico (siglo XI-XV)" (PDF). Alcalibe (3). Talavera de la Reina: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 277–282. ISSN 1579-9875.
- Capdepón Verdú, Paulino (2017). "La capilla musical de la colegiata de Talavera de la Reina en la primera mitad del siglo XIX". Anuario Musical (72). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 171–190. doi:10.3989/anuariomusical.2017.72.07. ISSN 0211-3538.
- Nicolau Castro, Juan (1971). "La colegiata de Talavera de la Reina" (PDF). Anales toledanos (4). Toledo: Diputación Provincial de Toledo: 83–300. ISSN 0538-1983.